New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-02
MRS. FOLsOMs GREAT GRIEF.
ScNrs HER DAUGHTER. DID NOT NOTICE
HER.

,,oruyR CALLED IN vAIN-HER TESTIMONY
,pour DIR. CATE BEFORE THE REFEREE.
Mr. and Mrs Folsom. the parents OF MISS Agne-
Folsom, the young comic opera SINGER wno' '"vy
allegs, is kept under restraint BY d. w'iiia'n ~.
Cate toupd the Office of exJudge Jones, the referee
in the Sas No. gs F~iso% sat n Of
The little office sobbng at times as tnouSh het near,
SoId ors lax M nes Of hi. mouth hard his hands
n1sncbedra reriect picture OF despair; In the outer
shut of sS% As ss Ss5s
was the daughter. DR.. Cate did not appear.
About 2 o'clock the Folsoms appeared accompanied nee
Cobb a pretty young woman, who will bea witness
Tor them Mrs. Folsom was pale and weak ana ana see
required the comfort and help OF mrs SS0 w;,S
expectation when the door OF the outer once net
and young and comedy woman walked IN p'
tha'' saw the Young woman motion to her attendant
70 draw the curtain, that she might not be sceh
when the reporters recognized her and In protesting
w wav" stepied quickly into a small adjoining Office
where she seated herself and smiiei on inc he"spap
men She Was as pretty as picture. she leaned
naoh dark tme suit which showed tho outlines of
;ng ber small foot on the 6oor and talking as I'M
concernedly as if she were making al ehs"s0"0"' !"
sing; a1h.rs ro,h,nv moro TO saw. Do
I regre, the stage when see Erminie On, no"
Just about this time the lawyers decided that tno
hpaPi L.
obliged to withdraw. 1t was feared that Mrs Folsom
oonid not bear any publicity during the bearing put
later ON ns she appeared better the newspaper men
Messrs Allan and Mundy engaged at first in legal
tilt "a to the scope of the referees inquiry mr. Aah
after reading the complaint sang tnas WAS hapest
il was for Miss Folsom's: He had her ahdayI an. ant
he could produce her and she would acKno~ieage .sa.
tss restraint of DR.. Cate. =" Her very appearance
here proves tho fact that she signed the AFFIDAVIT VOL
unfairly n0S STsG replied that all the allegations in the
COMPLAINT should be gone into Insanity or betrayal
would tend show restraint or undue influence, Ar
Nundy. and she first tried to put her mother out,
and en broke down and kissed her and told her that
she did Lot know whe her she could see ner. No n
she oa saws she is OF age that she can choose her
4 Mira Folsom broke down completely at this point
and sobbed for several minutes.
MIR. Mundy continued, saving that he should show
that Cate had kept Miss Folsom in his office at NO.
81 West Forty-secordSt Tor three days aao ,eone
would think that he lived there no longer AZ, ,u,
Miss Folsom ~ %nnSSs 70 last
she doubled up her fist and shook 1t in his dlrecnon
exclaiming Il could lick that man"
The referee decided that both sides had ourden Oh
oroot and that he would try the case -
Mr. Allan said: {" offer to produce Miss Folsom "a
court to testify before you whether she IS unuer
The curtains were parted quickly and Miss Folsom
stepped rapidly into the room. She TOOK cni e ~
har law
Who bent anxionsly forward for recognition The
room was as quiet the grave when she was asked II
the affidavit was her free act ln Clear ana aiinos'
defiant tones she promptly replied: IT is
That will do Miss Folsom" said Mr. AiIan you
ore at liberty and tree to go anywhere you Wish o.a
The girl swiftly arose from Der chair with her head
held high and moved toward the door.
Agnes Agnesr' called her nother; nan r,sn I;
she cried again and ie into the arms of Mrs Cobb,
a, the girl passed out of the room to the street.
MT Folsom had been LOOKING at his daughter WIN WIN
oil bis inteusty and when she lett the roo he fell
For a few moments nothing Was said to interrupt
comnosure p.rtialy she took the stand aud in fater
Ing manner broken with sobs, told her story through
examination conducted by a. ne Cos sau her and
ASnes of for Boston where they TO remain three
weeks dayor two after mat Agnes rsad received
telegram from Ncw-York city which resd
Im ,ortant. Can see you at onceI uc
Mrs. Folsom continued:
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Then SuId R e' s s9sod % h% S' he
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s s he T wsou! H'' replied and
to to, S n s'sl' R s %fSnBB b. @
ss sfsa 9 why M .a
could only &c her every nss5 TO . asEea
bit wanted to be "You know could never
do wr0ns. mother, sne saiu'
Hare the moor mother broke down completely and
cried Ard know that she never did wrong" Then
resuming Mrs. Folsom said
ATS O'Clock received note from Agnes saying ma, sne
while and did want 10 De uls
wrote p her but sGs sn$ her c h
a S supposed 4 He had l. not lived
Ss Came Sf S. ,ss is9s
then Sen sbs TO Dr. cSs n Sds ana r
q Ss. y1'sa ''f
wa Cad. a:1 oS y psnssS ~
si: l. . s liz Gs al
IT, Vent called Up stair. ' aa house S
on tho d SSp SHd Agnes .a but en-
tered ana a. AsH 9oa CO sEs push
. ss She sS ha 2ssf qVsd
was about her Then she .ss s at ss
wa. living with Dr. Whose busDs, and
tAss D mc She Wanted to Know living
but know whether che could write me; sho oo o
IN. res, ~ or Testimony was about meetings with her
daughter The hearing then adjourned until Tues
o1y Cobb. who was at the hearing is friend Of the
Foisoms She ives In West sxty.trstst and her nus
band said be broker It Is said tna she casa az
clearing away the trouble. The servant Mary BURKE
sald that Cate and Miss Folsom had been locked up
in the Office three days and three nights not going OUT
even for meals. His sign was also taken down.
MR. GIBBS VEXES THE POLICE BOARD
Tho police Commissioners veIed yesterday because
Mavor levitt reported saying that the ponce
could not laws prohibiting the sale OF liquor OIL
sundays They had received B. Gibbs president o.
the Temperance Association copy OF
S %sa ~ s the police 70
the law making prominent the alleged statement OF tn
the sabbath" Chief Clerk hpP Was s